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H. GATES,

SAW SET. No. 389,644. Patented Sept. 18, 1888;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD GATES, OF ELK RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIPICATICN forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,644, datedSeptember 18, 1888.

Application filed June :11, 1888.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOWARD GATES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elk Rapids, in the county of Antrim and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Sets; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devicesfor setting saws; and it has for its objects simplicity and defined inthe appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the let ters of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in which-- Figure l is a vertical end elevationof my improved saw-set. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the partsseparated, but shown in their relative positions.

Referring now to the details of the draw ings by letter, A designates aslide, loop, or band, the opening a in which is rectangular in form.

B is the body of the punch or plane, which from the point I) upward iswedge-shaped both in horizontal cross 1 srction and transversecross-section, and from the point I) to thepoint d is inclined in theopposite direction at a greater angle.

0 is a block or die. wedge-shaped, as shown, and formed on its lowerinner face with a notch, 0, designed to fit over the point of thesaw-tooth. In practice the block 0 can be placed anywhere on the planeportion of the die, according to the width of the set desired,

' and there fastened by the band A, which. is

put on from the lower end of the die. It will be readily seen that theblock 0 being an inclined plane, putting the band A from the lower endof the die, the block can be fast Serial No. 277,799. (No model.)

ened wherever wanted on the plane portion of pendicularly upon the pointof the tooth, so

that the lower inclined portion of the die comes against the side of thesaw, the point of the tooth fitting into the notch c in the lower end ofthe block 0, when by striking lightly with a hammer or other suitabledevice the point of the tooth is bent laterally and the set formed.

Importance is attached to the peculiar arrangement and adaptation ofparts, there being less elements to the set than in those previouslydevised, making it less liable to get out of order and rendering it lessliable to injury by breakage, dispensing with the screw heretoforenecessary as a gage, and providing a firm bearing for the tooth of thesaw throughout its entire length at all times, the die itself acting asa gage, being regulated by the adjustable block. Furthermore by myconstruction the wider the set needed the greater the length of anglefrom the point of the tooth, which is an important feature, in

suring muchvbetter work, for when the length of angle is not changed asthe set is changed, especially when setting very wide, it bends thetooth too much on the point.

Having thus described myinventiomwhatI claim to be new, and desire tosecure by Letters HOWARD GATES.

\Vitnesses:

R. W. BAJOT, H. W. NEWKIRK.

